This document explains how MediaValet admins and users can configure and use the new custom homepage (currently in Beta and NOT available to all customers). Admins will learn how to set a welcome message, curate featured resources for user groups, understand automatically generated sections, configure useful links, and manage personal favorites, including pinned categories and saved searches.
Before you begin
- You must have an Administrator role in MediaValet.
- The Custom Home Page feature must be enabled for your organization. This feature is currently in Beta and is only available to a handful of customers.
- Contact your MediaValet Customer Success Manager to request access. Custom Home Page is currently in Beta.
Step 1: Understand the Custom Homepage Layout
The custom homepage replaces the generic “recently uploaded assets” view with a curated, role-based experience. Different user types (e.g., Sales, HR, Contributors, Admins) can see content tailored to their needs, helping new users orient themselves and frequent users quickly find key assets.
Step 2: Set the Welcome Message
At the very top of the homepage is the welcome message that appears for everyone in your organization.
1. Enter a friendly, informative greeting (for example, “Welcome Team!”).
2. Save your changes.
Use this area to orient users, highlight campaigns, or add a human touch to your DAM.
Step 3: Configure the Featured Resources Section for User Groups
The Featured Resources section is a powerful area where admins can highlight specific categories and saved searches for different user groups. These featured items help users quickly access the most relevant content.
To select featured categories:
1. Click the dropdown menu under Manage, then select Featured Categories.
2. In the Featured Categories configuration:
1. Move to the right-hand panel and click the pin icon to pin them to specific user groups.
2. On the right, choose Pin to user groups, and add the selected category to the user group of your choice.
3. Toggle the slider on or off for that group, or
4. Click Save.
Step 4: Feature Saved Searches for User Groups
You can also feature saved searches in the same way as categories.
1. From the homepage, either:
• Click Browse Library on the Saved Searches tab, or
• Go to Featured Saved Searches under the Manage dropdown.
2. Select the saved searches you want to feature, then pin them to the appropriate user groups as needed.
Step 5: Use the Automatic Sections: “Pick up where you left off” and “What’s happening”
Two homepage sections require no configuration and work automatically:
1. Pick up where you left off
• Shows each user’s last visited categories, assets, and collections.
• Helps users quickly return to active work without re-navigating the library.
2. What’s happening
• Acts as a live notification feed of shares, updates, and activity relevant to the logged-in user.
These sections are personalized per user and update automatically.
Step 6: Configure the Useful Links Section
The Useful Links section at the top of the homepage is curated for the entire organization. Use it to surface frequently needed URLs such as your corporate site, brand center, or documentation.
- On the homepage, click the Add Links button.
2. Add a new link:
• Enter a Title (for example, “MediaValet Homepage”).
• Enter a Description and URL.
• Click Save.
Reorder links by dragging and moving them into the desired order.
Step 7: Use the My Favorites Section (Pinned Categories and Searches)
The My Favorites section is personalized for each user and shows categories and saved searches that the user has pinned for quick access.
To pin a frequently used category:
1. Go to Explore Categories.
2. Locate a category you often visit
3. Click the pin icon to pin this category to yourself.
4. If a category already is pinned in the Features Resources section by you (the admin), it will not be pinned to the My Favorites section
Once pinned:
1. In the Library tab, you’ll see three sections:
• Most Viewed categories
• Recently Uploaded categories
• A new Pinned Categories section
2. The Pinned Categories section can be hidden or expanded as needed.
3. From Pinned Categories, you can unpin any category you pinned yourself.
Note: If a category (such as Branding) is pinned and configured at the homepage level by an admin, you may not be able to unpin it from your personal view.
Step 8: Pin Saved Searches to My Favorites
You can also pin saved searches so they appear under My Favorites.
1. Navigate to Saved Searches.
2. Review the available saved searches
3. Click the pin icon next to the saved search you want to add
4. Return to the homepage and confirm that the pinned saved search appears under the Saved Searches area in My Favorites.